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Glenn McGee is an internationally recognized expert in bioethics who has been called “one of the most important bioethicists of his generation.” Dr. McGee is the author of The Perfect Baby: A Pragmatic Approach to Genetics, which examines the impact of genomics on parenthood; Beyond Genetics, which explores the power of genetic information; and Bioethics for Beginners, which takes a close look at the impact of new biotechnology.

In addition to his research on reproductive technology, clinical and hospital ethics and genetics, genomics, and big data, he also studies health policy and management and the ethics of the healthcare industry.

Widely published, Dr. McGee has written more than 100 articles in peer-reviewed journals as well as law review articles, book chapters, encyclopedia articles, reviews, and commentaries. He edited the books Pragmatic Bioethics and The Human Cloning Debate, and he co-edited Who Owns Life? He co-authored a piece in The International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine titled “Promoting Global Health: The World Association of Medical Editors’ Position on Editors' Responsibility.”

He has directed more than two dozen bioethics and health policy research initiatives across disciplines, universities, and health systems and consults for foundations, associations, and NGOs, including the Pew Charitable Trusts and UNESCO.

Founder and first Editor-in-Chief of The American Journal of Bioethics, Dr. McGee is a previous member of the board of directors of the American Society for Bioethics and Humanities. He has served on 17 editorial boards of peer-reviewed journals and is on the Editorial Policy and Ethics Committee of the Council of Science Editors.

Dr. McGee is frequently asked to comment on bioethics issues on television, radio, and in print media, including 60 Minutes and Oprah. He received an award for outstanding service on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Cellular and Molecular Devices Advisory Panel and was named one of the 150 Most Outstanding Graduates of Baylor University.

He is currently working on developing the nation’s first blockchain training program for physicians and nurses, an effort that would help dramatically decrease the paperwork and bureaucracy in healthcare.

Prior to joining the University of New Haven, he was professor of medicine and the John A. Balint Endowed Chair in Medical Ethics at Albany Medical College and assistant professor of cellular and molecular engineering, medical ethics, and philosophy at the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. and M.A. from Vanderbilt University and his B.A. from Baylor University.

Teachings

Dr. McGee teaches in the Masters program in Healthcare Management. He teaches health
management, public health law, and industrial relations. Dr. McGee's teaching has
ranged across business, medicine, law, public health and philosophy. He received a
Provost’s Commendation for Teaching at the University of Pennsylvania, and his experiential
education course on developing health-related policy were profiled by Harvard University
School of Education's Project Zero on innovative teaching methods. He has mentored
a number of Ph.D. candidates, and advised numerous students in terminal degree programs
in medicine, law, nursing, business and public health. He helped create degree programs
at the University of Pennsylvania and Albany Medical College, and Certificate Program
in bioethics at the Center for Practical Bioethics. He has taught extensively in online
and live formats, ranging from "large hall" undergraduate courses to small seminars
to executive education for mid-career professionals.

74. McGee G. “The Web and Bioethics: Why Can’t We Get It?” Annual Meeting of the American
Society for Bioethics and Humanities. Washington DC. October 2007.

75. McGee G. “Can Companies Pay Bioethicists Without Owning Us?” Annual Meeting of
the American Society for Bioethics and the Humanities, Washington DC. October 2005.

76. McGee G. “The DeCode Story.” The Ethics of Bioethics Conference of the American
Society for Bioethics and the Humanities, Albany Medical College, and Graduate College
of Union University (ASBH/AMC/GCUU), Schenectady NY. April 2005.

77. McGee G. "Regulation of Stem Cells and the Ethical Dilemma of 21st Century Embryology"
Pitt Symposium on Stem Cells and Ethics. University of Pittsburgh Primate Research
Center, Pittsburgh, PA. May 2004.

78. McGee G. “Stem Cells: The Meaning of a Cell, The Dilemma of a Generation” American
Philosophical Association Annual Meeting, Western Division Meeting, San Francisco
CA. March 2003.

79. McGee G. “The Philosophical Standing of the Stem Cell.” American Society for Bioethics
and the Humanities. Salt Lake City, UT. October 2002.

80. McGee G. “The Meaning of Mutation: How Random is Random?” International Society
for the Social, Historical and Philosophical Studies of Biology, Oaxaca, Mexico. July
1999.

81. McGee G. “Pragmatic Method in Ethical Decisionmaking: A Response to My Critics”
Plenary Session with four Critiques, American Society for Bioethics and Humanities.
Houston, TX. November 1998.

118. McGee G. Ethical, legal and social issues in the field of biotechnology. In
Abraham, M., and the ECSSR Biotechnology Team, eds. Biotechnology and the future of society: challenges and opportunities. 2003. Abu Dhabi: Emirates Center for Strategic Studies and Research Press.

128. McGee, G. Beyond the Issue of Safety: Parental Choices. In Gregory Stock and
John Campbell (Ed.), Engineering the human germ line: an exploration of the science and ethics of altering
the genes we pass on to our children. 2000. University of California Press, 99-104.